Education Week staff writer Christina A. Samuels provides insight, news, and analysis on early-childhood education. Her co-blogger, Lillian Mongeau, covers news, trends, and policy in early education. She is also the California Correspondent for The Hechinger Report.

"Indiana fails to give children what experts in early-childhood development consider the crucial foundation for a strong education," the recent article says.

Only 20 percent of preschool-aged children in Indiana are enrolled in public pre-kindergarten programs, it says.

The article quotes state officials citing the cost and current challenging economic situation, but points out that the state did not fund prekindergarten several years ago when it had a budget surplus.

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